Superior Court Briefs: Dec. 28

... of phencyclidine and reckless endangerment of a child were dismissed by the state. Charles Robinson , 43, of Peekskill, N.Y. had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on three count of trafficking a person for sexual servitude, and single counts of ...

Peekskill Rings In 2017 With Annual Polar Plunge

Peekskill residents will be shivering for a good reason when they take the charge into icy waters during the 5th annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, Jan. 1. Planned by the This is Me Foundation, and sponsored by The Quiet Man Public House, all proceeds from the plunge go towards college scholarships for local students who have faced adversity, or helped a friend through adversity, as well as national scholarships to students who have alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. The event will be held at noon at the Peekskill Riverfront Green.

Wrong-Way Driver Slams Head-On Into State Trooper On Route 6 In Cortlandt

A New York State Police trooper was involved in a head-on collision in Peekskill Monday night when a driver strayed through a double yellow and struck an officer traveling from the Cortlandt barracks. Police confirmed that shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Monday night, a trooper was traveling westbound on Bear Mountain Bridge Road, when a driver in a Nissan sedan "failed to keep right and crossed into the westbound lane," where he struck the trooper head-on.

Legislators Pass Bipartisan, Zero-Tax-Increase 2017 Budget

... as $15 million in funds that have accrued from airport operations." BOL Minority Leader, Legislator John Testa (R) Peekskill, said the 2017 budget was achieved through a combination of fiscal discipline, bipartisan cooperation and finding ...

Peekskill Opens Warming Center

Police Chief Eric Johansen announced the city will be opening a warming center at the Neighborhood Center at 4 Nelson Ave. The warming center will be open Thursday until 8:00 p.m., Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Saturday between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. During this period of extreme cold, people are reminded to check on family members and friends, especially the elderly; and to keep their pets indoors, Johansen said.

Al Collins, 101, Peekskill Resident

... at IBM for 24. He was also a communicant of the Church of the Assumption and a member of the Knights of Columbus Peekskill Council 462. Collins was the oldest active member of the Peekskill Yacht Club, joining on Nov. 19, 1949; he served as ...

Peekskill Students, Parents, Others Stand Up For School Funding

A contingent of Peekskill students, parents and educators have hand-delivered a stack of letters to Sen. Terrence Murphy's Yorktown office asking the state to cough up millions in school aid. The advocates are demanding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo unfreeze the state's Foundation Aid and phase in the $11 million that the school district is owed.

Four Teens Busted For Being In Yorktown Home

... to police and two others hid in the attic until they were captured by officers, police said. The teens from, Peekskill, Yorktown, Mohegan Lake and Putnam Valley, were all charged with criminal trespass; two were charged with resisting arrest. One ...

Bench named in honor of beloved Peekskill soldier

A tribute was held Saturday for a beloved Peekskill student more than four decades after he was killed in the Vietnam War. "He decided to enlist in the army at the height of the Vietnam War when other people were being drafted and possibly avoiding the draft," said Betea's best friend, Bruce Fulham.

‘FIRST’ Tech Challenge Robotics Competition Coming To Westchester

Fledgling techies will be going toe-to-toe - or, maybe, widget-to-widget - this weekend during the first-ever robotics contest to be held at Peekskill High School. Fourteen teams from high schools and clubs will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge, set to start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. FIRST, a nonprofit founded more than two decades ago by inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen, says its mission is to "inspire young people to be science and technology leaders."